Holder for tobacco-laths



(No Model.)

J. M. WOOD. HOLDER POR TOBACCO LATES.

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UNITED i STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH M. WOOD, OF ALBION, WISCONSIN.

HOLDER FOR TOBACCO-LATHS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 486.804, dated November22, 1892.

Application iiled April 5,1892. Serial No. 427,882. (No model.)

.To all whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOSEPH M. WOOD, a citizen of the United States,residing at A1- bion, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented a new and useful Holder for Tobacco-Laths, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in holders for tobacco-laths, theobjects in view being to provide a cheap and simple device adapted to beapplied to either the vertical or under sides of joists'in smoke-housesor rooms or to any other suitable horizontal or vertical support and toconveniently (and in accordance with the height of the person strippingthe tobacco) support the laths after the tobacco is dried and during thestripping operation thereof.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafterappear, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed outin the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of atobacco-holder constructed in accordance with my invention, the samebeing shown in operative position. Fig. 2 is a detail in perspective ofone of the holding members. Fig. 3 Vis a longitudinal section thereof.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the gures of thedrawings.

In practicing my invention I employ a pair of what I will herein termlath-supporting members or supports, and as they are but duplicates inconstruction a description of one will sufiice for both.

1 designates an inverted- L- shaped securing-plate, which is providedboth at its upper horizontal portion and its lower depending verticalportion with a pair of screw-holes 2, whereby the plate is adapted bypassing the screws through the upper holes to be secured to the lowerhorizontal or under side of a joist or beam of a building or by passingthe screws through the lower holes to be secured to the vertical sidethereof, as may be most desirable and convenient. Near its lower end theplate is further provided with a centrallylocated hole 3, through whicha pivot-bolt 4 passes, and is provided at its outer end with a clampingthumb-screw 5. A metal strap or arm 6 is perforated and at its upperendrcceives the screw 4, whereby it becomes pivoted to the aforesaidinverted-L-shaped securing-plate, and through the medium of the clampingthumb-nut it will be obvious that the strap may be laterally swung toany angle and secured rigidly at such point, as indicated in dottedlinesin Fig. 1. The lower end of thestrap is provided with a pair of oppositeinwardly-turned keepers 8 and between its ends with a series ofperforations or adj ust-ing-holes, or, as I prefer and as herein shown,with alongitudinal slot 10. A perforationll is formed in the upper endof a depending hanger-strap l2, which is mounted for longitudinalmovement between the keepers 8, and through the perforation and slot ofthe straps is passed a bolt 13, the same being provided with a clampingthumb-nut 14, which may be run down upon the screw, and thus serve tolock the hanger-strap at any point along the strap 7. The lower end ofthe hanger-strap is given a quarter-twist, as at 14', and is inclinedslightly at an angle and beyond the twist bent over and upon itself toform a supporting-hook 15. This completes the construction of one of theholders, and the two, as will be readily surmised, are arranged oppositeeach other and suspended from a ceiling, joist, or other suitablesupport. The tobacco-holding laths 17 are mounted in the hooks, and by aproper adjustment through the medium of the clamping-nuts andadjusting-bolts may be raised and lowered or swung to any desired anglefor the purpose of accommodating the same to the convenient reach of thetobacco-stripper. In this manner it will be seen that I avoid the secondhandling of the tobacco-that is, in removing the same from the laths orsticks and subsequently'stripping from thevstems and, furthermore, thatin lieu thereof the tobacco is stripped directly from the sticks orlaths and both hands of the operator are free for use. When the deviceis not in use, it may be swung up out of the way and operative position.

Having described myY invention, what I claim is 1. A holder fortobacco-laths, having a securing-plate for attachment to a joist, wall,or

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other support, and a hanger pivotally connected to said securing-plateand comprising two relatively-adj ustable sections arranged to slideupon each other and slotted toreceive a securing-bolt, the lower sectionbeing provided at its lower end with a hook to engage the tobacco-Slat,substantially as specified.

2. A holder for tobacco-lathe, having an inverted- L- shapedsecuring-plate for attachment to a joist, wall, ne., and having aperforation in its vertical portion, a hanger-strap comprising tworelatively-adj ustable sections, the lower of which is provided at itslower end with a latir-holding hook and the upper of which is providedwith a perforation to register with that in the securing-plate, and anadjusting-bolt engaging said registeringperforations and provided with atighteningnut, whereby t-he hanger-strap may be locked at any desiredinclination or angular adjustment, substantially as specified.

3. 1n a holder for tobaoco-laths, the combination, with a stationarysecuring-plate, of a jointed hanger-strap pivotally connected to saidsecuring-plate and comprising relativelyadjustable upper and vlowersections, the upper section being slotted and provided atits lowerextremity with keepers and the lower section being slotted, fitting insaid keepers and provided with a lath-supporting hook, and theclamping-bolt engaging' said slots, substantially as specitied.

4L. In a tobacco-lath holder, the combination, with a securing-plate, ofa hanger-strap pivotally connected to a vertical portion of said plateby means of a clamping-bolt and having its lower end twisted at rightangles and bent upon itself to form a lath-supporting hook, whereby saidstrap may be clamped at any desired inclination, its width beingparallel with the direction of the strain,sub stantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afixedmy signature in the presence ot' two witnesses.

JOSEPH M. WOOD.

Witnesses:

BARTON EDWARDS, ELIZABETH EDWARDS.

